Billy Joel

Half A Mile Away(Chords)

Billy Joel

Key: Gm

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	        INTRO 
  
Gm        Eb        F        x3 

verse 1 

Bb                 Dm7 
   Little Gio is a friend of mine 
Gm                          Abadd9      Abadd9/Bb 
   We get some money and we buy a cheap wine 
Ebmaj7                  D7sus   D7        Gm        Abadd9       
   Sit on the corner and have a hol - i - day 
Ebmaj7                      Dm7 
   Hide the bottle when the cop goes by 
D7                   Gm7  F    C7 
Talk about women and lie, lie, lie 
   Ebmaj7                      Ebmaj7/F 
Oh,   my other world is just a half a mile away 


BRIDGE 1 

Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F        x2 
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo 


verse 2 

Bb                   Dm7 
   Wait for mamma to turn out the light 
Gm                                Abadd9    Abadd9/Bb 
   Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night 
Ebmaj7                         D7sus - D7        Gm        Abadd9 
   I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay 
Ebmaj7                  Dm7 
   I've given everybody so much time 
D7                         Gm7  F C7 
Now I need a moment that's m - - ine 
   Ebmaj7                      Ebmaj7/F 
Oh,   my other world is just a half a mile away 


BRIDGE 2: 
Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F        D7/F# 
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo 



Gm Eb F x3 Oo, it's just a half a mile away
verse 3 Bb Dm7 Angelina save a place for me Gm Abadd9 Abadd9/Bb I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free Ebmaj7 D7sus - D7 Gm Abadd9 Turn your transistor on and let the music play Ebmaj7 Dm7 I try to keep the family satisfied D7 Gm7 C7 But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away BRIDGE 3 Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F D7/F# Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo
Gm Eb F x3 Oo, it's just a half a mile away
verse 4: Bb Dm7 Gm Abadd9 - Abadd9/Bb Ebmaj7 D7sus - D7 Gm Abadd9 Ebmaj7 Dm7 I've given everybody so much time D7 Gm7 C7 Now I need a moment that's m - - ine Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away
Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo

Written by Billy Joel

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